The connections of damage by big game, the habitat and game bag in Somogy County

Abstract

Somogy County is the one of the most important habitats and hunting places of the red deer in Hungary. The red deer of Somogy is far away known and recognized. Beside the red deer, the wild boar, the roe deer, the less significant fallow deer and sparsly the moufflon are present. However the game management in Somogy is showing a deficit. Over and above income from hunting, damages by game cause the biggest burden encombrance. In 2003 damages (forestry and agricultural) caused by game were 475 456 000 Ft. In this article the author try to find connections between the damages and the character of the area (forestry/agricultural area) and the size of the hunting bag.